Connecter for railway rails



Jan. 3, 1933v J. V.PA| MER 1,893,208

CONNECTER FOR RAILWAY RAILS Filed Jan. 9, 1932 3a. 5 ,I IIII] ,uw 'In 5 i ll'w En? "www" Q. /ff

Patented Jan.3,1933 l d Y y1,89%208 i fUNgrr En STATES P Arg-ENT man v. PALMER or v`PITTsBUnGH, rnnnsvrvnmmnssrcnon or" QNnLTHInD-To HARRY -I. ANEAMAN VAND v omi- Truien To JAMES" M. MAGEE, BOTH-or PITTSBURGH, TENNSYLVANIA' r A CONNECTERTOR BAILWAYYRAILS Applicationy iedJamiary 9, "1932.f`V serial 110.685.702.

The general ebjectfwhichlihavein viewis a transverse plane at the joint, lfaftiefnot theprovis'ion of a new form offrail-comieoter shown in Fig. 1,'being illustratedias located -which-willprovide the proper connection1bebeneath the joint. Y f -tween=and supportl for the ends of-alined=rails, :Figi 3 is a perspe'ctive-view of one. of the 5which willbeinexpensiveto manufacture and iish' plates;

which -maybe zreadily-=and conveniently` in- Fig. 4L is alike view of'one oflthe chairs.

`stalled andfremoved. Fig. 5 is a like viewo' aclampingplate. Forthesepurposes I have provideda rall- Figy is a like view of the filler plate. connecter which comprises -ishfplates-'brldg Y Referring to .the drawing, lrepresents' the "lo ing-the joint land itting adjacentlthe opposite labutting ends oi'- twoalinedrailswhichare C sides-of the raileweb; VIclanflpingplatesalso supported bythe crossties. fin-Fig. 2l bridgingfthejoint and-fittingagainsttherish yshow a third tie, 2a,.located1underneath vthe -fpla-tes, therails, sh-plates and Yclamping joint.

platesf being :tightlyfboltedtogether by `bolts In: the drawing'lvhave illustrated the rails 415Extendingthrough registering.holes Lini the as of v,the T-typeysuch vas arein'fstandgard 55 elements. `The `sh @plates` and Clampmg -steain-railway'use7 butitwillfbeunderstoo'd Vplates#preferably support the rail headfrom :that my invention isgequally applicable to beneath. The skirts vof the Vish plates-,are rails ofthefgrder for kother ftypes ;also7fi11 bentlirst loutwardly;'to-bear on the bases'of :use f y v w '2U-the"rails,-and'thenfdownwardlyitofprotrude representsthe lsh'plate, one of which 3m belowsaidbasesfand said skirts areprovid-ed lits up .against each side .of thewebs oflthe Ywithhorizontallyelongatedopeningsrorslots rails, bridging the joint,l andffpreerably-'its to receive the end'tonguesoffthegchair vwhich between the head of:therailstandetheir bases islocated beneath lthe rail ends at the joint to brace ythe rail ends against lexing.

325 4-an'dtovsupport the Arail Aends =rom`-beneath.' et represents the two clampingfplates-whioh 715 The chair isprovided withabutmentfpOr` yltagainst.the outer -facesofjtlie lish=f} olates -tions-whichbear against-the clamping plates also-bridging the joint. 'romrwit/hin and thus prevent relativefmovev The top edges ortheclampingplag prefment betweenthe lchair and the other eleerably't under the outturnedtop Vflanges 3a A3m-ments of #the `connectervwhen fthenuts: are .of the fish platcs,-thus also supporting ithe 9 35y Claiming plates.

tightened uponthe bOltS- f jrail heads.- The skirts `ofrthe clamping plates rIllietongues ofthe chairare provldecl with -areibent tozbear on the railbases asat '5 andv openings through which members Ymaybe toeXtend downbelowsai'd.bases-as at '6.a d drivenwedging-agamst the outer Lfaces `ofthe The-rail:ends',ftlie lishplates-andfthe clampinglplate's' are all clampedkti-ghtlytogether *S5 1n -case the "3011115 1S supermanpsedpnv a tw. by thereon@ 7 which extendv through regis- ;theselmembers, which may be rail-spikesymay Vtering holes in the elements, andi upon Awhich ybe driven-down--1ntothe tie: `the-rnits 'are screwed-tightly. vThe clampeWhere the 330ml? 1SA Superlmposed ona tie, ing plates are preferablyo-less lengththan "M -a"llerjplate's introduced between the "Chain :the sh plates 'and 4are engaged-only lbythe 90 'imdthe-tie tofsupport the chairflrombelow. ltwoenter b0115- f lOtherfnovel-'features of construction, and 'Belo'witheibases ofthefrailstheportions lalso oi #arrangement ofr parts, will (appear of the clamping plates -are providedwithk from the following description. the horizontallyelongated y'openings Vor slots Intliegaccompanyingdrawing,-wherein I 9 'toreceivethe end tongues V"l0-of the rail Ahave illustrated-a practicalembodiment'of ychair-,111,saidtonguesbeingfof proper". di- V*t-he 'principles of my invention, Fig-l L,islal lmensions to suitably flit `the slots(k 9, The perspective view lshowi'ng two rail ends ,-prochair is provided with suitable abutments V )sviddqyvtplrmy*improved connecter. v oreshoulders '12 whichvbear outwardly against Fig 2 .is a Cross Sectiona1-view-t'a1en in'fthe clamping'platesf and thus "preventerela-*OD and supportV for the rail ends.

tive movement of the chair. The chair overlaps the joint from'below and thus supports the rail ends against flexing.

13 represents holes in the tongues 10 at the outer side of the chair, and 14 represents dowel members or wedges, which are preferably railway spikes which v are driven into Said holes and thus wedged against `.theYV clamping plates.

Where, as in Fig. 2, a tie, 2a, is located "under therail joint, a filler plate 15 is interposed between the tie and the chair to furnish the latter undersupport, and said platehas upturned flanges 16 at its ends to engage the sides of the chair and thus prevent relative `movementbetween the filler plate and the and fitting adjacent the webs of the rails,

a pair of clamp-ing plates also bridging the .joint and Vbearing inwardly against the fish plates, bolts extending through registering holes in the rails, fish plates and clamping Vplates to clamp the elements together, the

clamping plates having skirts depending below the rails and said skirts being provided with openings, and a chair supporting the rail rends from below and having tongues engaging said openings and abutmen'ts bearing outwardly against the clamping pla-tes.,

y 2. A connecter for rail ends, comprisingV a. pair of fish plates bridgingthe rail joint and fitting adjacentthe webs of the rails,

ay pair of clamping plates also bridging the joint and bearing'inwardly against the fish plates, bolts extending through registering A Y w ing holes 1n the rails, fish plates'and clamping holes in the rails, fish plates and clamping plates to clamp the elements together, the

. clamping plates having skirts depending below the rails and said skirts being proyided .with openings, a chair supporting the rail ends from below and having tongues engaging said openings and abutments bearing outwardly against the clamping plates, and said tongues aving holes therein and wedge members driven into said holes and bearing inwardly against said clamping plates.

3. `A connecter` for rail ends, comprising a pair of fish plates bridging the rail joint and fitting adjacent the Webs of the rails,y

said fish plates having their longitudinal edges bearing against the base and the head of the rails and being provided with outwardly extending flanges along their upper longitudinal edges, a pair of clamping plates also bridging the joint and bearing inwardly against the fish plates, the tops of said clampingplates bearing upwardly against openings and abutments bearing outwardly against the clamping plates. M

4. Aconnecter f or rail ends, comprisinga pair of fish plates bridging the rail, joint and fitting adjacent the webs of the rails, said sh plateshaving their longitudinal `edges' 1 bea-ring against the base, and the headof the rails and being provided with outwardly ex- Y tending flanges along their upperlongitudinalf.edges, a pair of vclamping plates also bridging the joint and bearing inwardlyV againstA the fish plates, `the tops of ysaid clamping plates bearing upwardly against said .flanges and their bottoms bearing against the -rail bases, lbolts extending through registeringfholes in-A the rails, fish plates and clamping plates to clamp Ythe elements together, said clamping plates having skirts dependin'gbelow the'rail b'asesand said skirts being providedl with openings,;a chair supporting the rail ends from. below and having tongues engaging said openings and Yabutments bearing outwardly against the clamping plates, and said tongues having holestherein and wedge members driven into saidholes and bearingv inwardly against said.

clamping plates. i

5. A connecter for rail ends where across tie is disposed beneath the `rail joint,rcomprising a pair of fish' plates bridging the rail joint and fitting adjacent thewwebs ofthe rails, a pair of clamping plates also Ybridging the joint and bearing inwardlyagainst the fish plates, bolts extending through registerlOO plates to clamp the elements together, vthell clamping plates having skirts` depending below the rails and said skirts being provided with openings, ka chair supporting -theerail ends `from below and having'tongues engaging said openings and-abutments bearingrout-` the joint and bearing inwardlyfagainstthe?Vr iish plates, bolts extending through registerd ing holes in the rails, fish platesl and clamping plates to clamp the elements together, the clamping plates having skirts depending below the rails and said skirts being provided with openings, a chair supporting the rail ends from below and having tongues engaging said openings and abutments bearing outwardly against the clamping plates, said tongues being provided with holes, fastening members driven through said holes into the tie, and a filler plate interposed between the tie and the chair.

7. A connecter for rail ends where a cross tie is disposed beneath the rail joint, oomprising a pair of fish plates bridging the rail joint and fitting adjacent the webs of the rails, a pair of clamping plates also bridging the joint and bearing inwardly against the fish plates, bolts extending through registering holes in the rails, sh plates and clamping plates to clamp the elements together, the clamping plates having skirts depending below the rails and said skirts being provided with openings, a 'chair supporting the rail ends from below and having tongues engaging said openings and abutments bearing outwardly against the clamping plates, said tongues being provided with holes, fastening members driven through said holes into the tie, and a ller plate interposed between the tie and the chair, said filler plate having a portion engaging the chair to prevent relative movement.

135 Signed at Pittsburgh, Pa., this 30th day of December, 1931.

JOHN V. PALMER. 

